Mortal Kombat, Street Fighting, Injustice

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In most fighting video games, strong heroic characters are frequently made to satisfy gamers’ taste. I used to remember during my childhood. When I played Mortal Kombat, I would choose a male character than a female character in Tekken, because the guy looks more intimidating and bigger compared to the female fighters. Games like Mortal Kombat, Street fighter, Injustice have a male stigma and correlation to the same traditional male stereotypes. (intersections pg 85-98)In the popular video game, Overwatch, there’s a tank hero character named Zarya, who is a female character with masculine qualities. In her appearance, she has short pink hair, a scar on her face, tatted, muscular and intimidating behavior compared to the other female heroes